Li Rui

Mr. LI Rui, a Vice President of China Southern Power Grid (CSG), oversees the group’s marketing, emerging industries and corporate management. CSG invests in, constructs and operates power grids in southern China, participates in investment, construction and operation of cross-regional transmission and interconnection projects, and ensures power supply for province-level regions of Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and Hainan as well as the SARs of Hong Kong and Macao. Centering on power transmission and distribution, CSG coordinates five strategic businesses: emerging businesses, international businesses, industrial finance and shared services. CSG takes the lead in establishing the Global South Power Partnership Development Platform for power enterprises, focusing on power investment and development in regions including Southeast Asia, Latin America, Central Asia and Europe. At present, it holds equity stakes in 13 energy and power projects across 9 countries and regions such as Laos, Vietnam, Chile and Peru. CSG is advancing the Southern Regional Power Market, which is China’s first regional power market in official operation, contributing to a national unified power market that serves as a benchmark for overall national unified market.

With over 30 years of experience in power industry operation and power grid management, Mr. LI Rui has held management positions at China Southern Power Grid since 2018. He previously served at Shenzhen Power Supply Bureau and Guangzhou Power Supply Bureau, two mega-city power utilities within CSG, and held positions in CSG’s OperationalTechnology Department, Innovation Management Department and Strategic Planning Department. He has strong expertise in grid asset management, innovation management, corporate management, and marketing and emerging industries. Mr. LI holds a Ph.D. from Tsinghua University and the title of Professor-Level Senior Engineer.